Information Session AMIF 1 st Call for Proposals 11 th November 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Information Session – AMIF 1 st Call for Proposals 11 th November 2015 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020 Co-financing rate: 75% EU Funds 25% Beneficiary’s Funds Sustainable Management of Migration Flows

Calls for Project Proposals ■ As per article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1042/2014 which lays down the provisions with regard to the designation and management and control responsibilities of Responsible Authorities and with regard to status and Responsible Authorities and with regard to status and obligations of Audit Authorities, - one of the tasks of the Responsible Authority is to issue calls for applications .

Calls for Project Proposals ■ In this respect Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1042/2014 provides that: ■ As a general rule, the Responsible Authority shall award grants ■ As a general rule, the Responsible Authority shall award grants for projects under the national programme on the basis of open calls for proposals. ■ This means that the call is open to all organisations interested in applying.

Calls for Project Proposals The third option laid down in the Regulation is to provide direct - award. In this respect article 7 provides that: The Responsible Authority may award grants directly where The Responsible Authority may award grants directly where - - the specific nature of the project or the technical or administrative competence of the relevant bodies leaves no other choice, such as in the case of de jure or de facto monopolies. The grounds justifying the use of a direct award shall be set - out in the award decision.

Calls for Project Proposals The Responsible Authority so far will be making use of these - two type of calls that is open calls and the direct award option . With respect to open calls, the National Programme provides a - list of all the types of organisations which could benefit from the Fund. In this respect section 6.7.1 provides for the following list of entities: State authorities, local public bodies, non-governmental organisations, - international public organisations, national Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, private and public law companies, education/research organisations, social partners -

Calls for Project Proposals - With respect to the direct award option the National Programme lists down under section 6.7.2 the entities to which a direct award will be provided. - - The Refugee Commissioner , as is the office responsible to receive, The Refugee Commissioner , as is the office responsible to receive, process and determine asylum applications. - In case of Activities of Forced Return under the Return Measures Objective, these will be awarded to the Immigration Police in view of the de jure monopoly existing in return management.

Calls for Project Proposals ■ The Detention Service enjoys a de jure monopoly in the management of closed reception centres. ■ The Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers is solely ■ The Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers is solely responsible for the implementation of national legislation and policy concerning the welfare of refugees, beneficiaries of protection and asylum seekers. ■ The Ministry for Education is responsible for compulsory education and the national curriculum in schools.

Calls for Project Proposals ■ The Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties as is responsible for the policies of equality, anti-discrimination and integration. ■ The Ministry for Energy and Health is responsible for providing the mainstream national health services in Malta.

Calls for Project Proposals Both the Open calls and the Executing calls (direct award - method) will be subject to an evaluation by an independent Project Selection Committee. To guide the applicants under either type of call, the - applications are accompanied by a set of Guidance Notes (to guide Applicants in the application process)

Calls for Project Proposals - In case of an open call upon application submission, the RA shall conduct a completeness check to determine the validity of the application. Documents to be submitted and obligatory supporting documents are indicated in the Guide for Applications supporting documents are indicated in the Guide for Applications which has been uploaded onto the website. - The RA shall request any missing documentation which is marked as required, but not submitted by the applicant, within one week following the closure of the call set at noon of the 27 th of November 2015.

Calls for Project Proposals ■ The eligibility criteria outlined in the guidance notes to the application form shall be used to determine whether an application is eligible for funding. ■ Ineligible projects will not be considered further; however applicants shall be informed at the first instance and also given the right of appeal to an independent Appeals Board. ■ Those proposals deemed to be eligible shall proceed to the selection phase .

Calls for Project Proposals ■ Projects that make it through the eligibility check shall proceed to the next round and assessed according to the selection and award criteria. ■ The PSC shall then award marks according to the criteria and rank projects, according to the marks obtained. ■ In order to qualify for selection, the proposal needs to obtain at least 50% of the marks .

Calls for Project Proposals For those eligible projects going through the assessment - stage, the PSC shall seek clearance from the State Aid Monitoring Board (SAMB) to ensure that the projects do not entail state aid. entail state aid. The selection of projects may be limited by the available - budget, in which case the highest ranking projects shall be offered a grant. The RA shall inform all applicants about the outcome of the - selection process and aggrieved applicants are given the right to Appeal.

Calls for Project Proposals - In the case of direct award projects, the relevant organization will be invited to submit a project description which will also be reviewed by the PSC to ensure good quality proposals. Following the review and approval of the project by the PSC, Following the review and approval of the project by the PSC, the RA shall proceed to sign a Grant Agreement with the relevant organization.

Calls launched As announced on the 2 nd of November the Responsible - Authority has launched two open calls and three direct award; The two open calls are in relation to the implementation of - voluntary return measures and integration measures. While the three direct award are in relation to forced return - measures, evaluation measures as part of the asylum determination process and integration measures targeting mainstream education.

Launch of Calls The budgets made available are the following: - Executing Call EU Funds made available Activities of Forced Return Activities of Forced Return € 937,500 € 937,500 Evaluation Measures € 1,260,500 Integration Measures € 654,312 Open Call EU Funds made available Voluntary Return Measures € 937,500 Integration Measures € 556,488

Launch of Calls - The Deadline for the Submission of all Applications is set for Friday 27 th November. -- All the documentation with respect to the call can all be downloaded from www.eufunds.gov.mt -

The Application Form Points to take into account: The EU Budget Available - Availability of Funds to cover the co-financing rate of 25% Availability of Funds to cover the co-financing rate of 25% - - To submit a complete Application Form - To submit at least the obligatory Annexes to the application - especially the Budget Breakdown excel sheet and the Timeline excel sheet.

The Application Form The First section of the Application provides for the basic information. Kindly try and respect the character amounts as these would need to be reproduced on the Commission’s database.

The Application Form The Applicants can be of various types. It is important that the enrolment with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisation is presented when applicable.

The Application Form The Application has to be signed in original by the Head of the Organisation / CEO and the Project Leader. It is important that the Project leader is employed/ forms part of the Organisation and who is availableafter the end of the project activities to process the payments.

The Application Form In this section list the persons who will be employed or assigned on the project and their function on the project.

The Application Form In this section describe how the persons identified above are answerable to whom. This should be reflected in the organigram which has to be attached to the application form.

The Application Form If you have partners on the project, please identify the type of partnership. Partners just to provide the co-financing? will provide the co-financing and will be involved in the activities? will only provide the activities? All partners need to submit the Declaration by Partner Organisation.

The Application Form There are two objectives which can be targeted under the open call method – Return for Voluntary Return Measures. Description of what is expected to cover the National Programme is listed in section 3.2 below